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de Winton locomotives

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Spamcan81, Jan 12, 2011.

  1. Spamcan81

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    Hi,
    I see the Leighton Buzzard is staging a Coffe Pot Fest in May. How many operational de Winton and de Winton look a likes are there please?
     
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    There is one 'real' operational DeWinton, being Chaloner at Leighton Buzzard. Alan Keef has a replica, Taffy which uses some parts recovered from a demic DeWinton. Some Ffestiniog volunteers recently built a new DeWinton look a like (it looks a bit 'lean' to my eyes but I have not seen it adjacent to the real thing).

    A further new VBT loco was recently built at Llangollen(?) in 2010 by A Barber & S Newton and shown out of steam at Ffestiniog in May. I haven't seen any pictures so can't comment as to whether it is in the DeWinton style. Further VBT 2' gauge locos currently in service (not DeW lookalikes) are;

    Wilbrighton 2'Paddy' from Amerton, Forshaw -/?? located somewhere in Bedfordshire and first seen in public at the Old Warden Traction Engine Rally last year, Kierstead -/79 at Telford & Horsehay (assuming this has returned to traffic), Hall 1859 'Swift' at North Ings (not sure if serviceable at present), Parmenter -/2010 (new frames following original 2004 loco) at Launceston and Roanoke -/2004 on a private site in Cornwall.

    Thats 10 potential engines, most of which have been pretty shy of passenger workings if having ever worked a train in public. Time will tell if the Leighton Buzzard event will really be worth talking about.

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    Thanks for this. I'm aware of Chaloner and Paddy having seen these at work a number of times. The others are new to me so very grateful for the info.
     
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    Parmenter (percy) was also at the Festiniog "Quirky" Gala last year, in the company of St Paddy (which was at Beamish later in 2010) and Leary?

    http://sara2.fotopic.net/p64819383.html

    I think I'm right in saying that the assemby in the picture got at least as far as Minffordd, on one trip.
     
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    Thanks for the further info StoneRoad. Here's hoping that Leighton Buzzard manages to attract a fair number of Coffee Pots.
     
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    Previously discussed on the forum is the existence of a DeWinton VBT somewhere on the top of a Welsh mountain, but Leighton Buzzard will have pulled off the recovery and restoration of the century if they get it to Stonehenge Works!
     
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